Düzdidil Kadın

Düzdidil Kadın
Imperial consort of the Ottoman Sultan
Tenure 1839 – 18 August 1845
Born Ayşe Dişan
c. 1825 (1825)
North Caucasus
Died 18 August 1845(1845-08-18) (aged 19–20)
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse Abdulmejid I
Issue Mevhibe Sultan
Neyyire Sultan
Münire Sultan
Cemile Sultan
Samiye Sultan
House Ottoman (by marriage)
Father Şıhım Dişan
Mother Princess Çaçba
Religion Sunni Islam

Düzdidil Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: دزددل قادین‎; c. 1825 – 18 August 1845) was the third wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life

Düzdidil Kadın was born in 1825[1] in North Caucasus. Born as Ayşe Dişan, she was a member of Ubykh family, Dişan. Her father was Şıhım Bey Dişan and her mother was an Abkhazian princess belonging to Shervashidze.[2]

Upon Yahya Bey's decision, Ayşe had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where she entrusted to the imperial harem, along with her nanny Cinan Hanım, and a maid Emine Hanım. Here her name according to the costum of the Ottoman court was changed to Düzdidil.[2]

Marriage

Düzdidil married Abdulmejid in 1839. She was given the title of "Üçüncü Kadın".[3] She had been presented to him by his mother. She was cited as remarkable for her beauty, and nit less for her haughty and wayward disposition.[4]

On 31 May 1840, she gave birth to the couple's first child, Mevhibe Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace. The princess died on 9 February 1841.[5] On 13 October 1841, she gave birth to twins, Neyyire Sultan[6] and Münire Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. The princesses died two years later on 18 December 1843.[7] On 17 August 1843, she gave birth to her fourth child, Cemile Sultan in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace.[8] On 23 February 1845, she gave birth to her fifth child, Samiye Sultan[6] in the Topkapı Palace. The princess died two months later on 18 April 1845.[9]

Death

She had fallen victim to the epidemic of tuberculosis then raging in Istanbul. A luxuriously decorated prayer book was commissioned around 1844 for her. As was fitting for her position, the prayer book was lavishly ornate.[10]

Düzdidil died on 18 August 1845, and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the New Mosque Istanbul.[11][3][1] Cemile Sultan was only two years old when Düzdidil died. She was adopted by another of Sultan Abdulmejid's wives, Perestu Kadın,[6] who was also the adoptive mother one of her half brothers, Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[12]

After her death, her nanny, Cinan Hanım, went back to Caucasus,[13] while her maid, Emine Hanım, served in the imperial harem for sometime, after which she married and left the palace.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Brookes 2010, p. 280.
  2. 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 51.
  3. 1 2 Uluçay 2011, p. 206.
  4. ↑ Charles White (1846). Three years in Constantinople; or, Domestic manners of the Turks in 1844. London, H. Colburn. p. 10.
  5. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 217.
  6. 1 2 3 Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 599.
  7. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 220, 225.
  8. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 221.
  9. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 225.
  10. ↑ Rebhan, Helga (2010). Die Wunder der Schöpfung: Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek aus dem islamischen Kulturkreis. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 79. ISBN 978-3-880-08005-8.
  11. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 52.
  12. ↑ Brookes 2010, p. 279.
  13. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 52 n. 23.
  14. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 51 n. 22.

Sources

  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
  • Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
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